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EU joins convention against violence on women – #IncludeNews October 2023

Overview of news, reports, policies relevant to people with intellectual disabilities and their families in Europe.

Only 26% of parents say they feel free to choose their lives – survey in France

“I came to here to learn from you. I want to become a successful self-advocate and stand for my rights. My friends want this too.” Hear our Voices! self-advocacy conference, Tallinn

Hear our Voices! self-advocacy conference took place in Tallinn, Estonia from 20 to 22 September 2023.

Europe in Action 2024 conference

Europe in Action conference takes place from 7 to 9 May 2024 in Glasgow.

EEG study session on deinstitutionalisation in EU

Experts from Czechia, Malta and Spain will present and discuss with the audience the different deinstitutionalisation processes in their countries.

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Main stories

Campaigns

Easy-to-read articles

European Accessibility Summit 8th of June – Easy to Read

The European Accessibility Summit is the yearly event to raise awareness of the importance of accessible technology for persons with disabilities in Europe.

First platform of videos that talk about people with intellectual disabilities – ETR

Easy-to-read article: Cortex will have videos and podcasts on the internet. These video and podcast will talk about: Health, people with intellectual disabilities and being independent.

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Video

Easy to understand videos about the European Disability Strategy and Deinstitutionalisation

Inclusion Europe produced three easy to understand videos about the European Disability Strategy and the role of the European Union in deinstitutionalisation.

People need to understand information to live their lives independently

This is a video about easy to read, recorded by Soufiane El Amrani in March 2023.

Belonging. Our new plan to end segregation of people with intellectual disabilities.

Hear our Voices! self-advocacy conference 2021 – Inclusion Europe Radio

Listen to the presentations from Hear our Voices! self-advocacy conference 2021 final event.

All video.

Reports & research

Inclusion Europe Annual Report 2022

Living in your own place. Having friends. Making your own choices. Being good at something. Belonging. That is what the right to live independently and to be included means to us.

Lack of understanding is not the issue, lack of action is – contribution to guidance on living independently and being included

Living in your own place. Having friends. Making your own choices. Being good at something. Belonging. That is what the right to live independently and to be included means to us.

Accessible elections. How to make voting easier to understand and to participate

Inclusion Europe created these tools to make elections accessible

Inclusion Europe Annual Report 2021: 1 million impressions on social media

Europe in Action to End Segregation conference takes place from 7 to 9 September 2022 in Brussels.

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Meetings and conferences

Blog

Let’s make voting accessible for everyone

Inge Volleberg writes after a meeting of the Human Dimension Committee of the OSCE in Vienna

How technology can help people with intellectual disabilities

A translation of Olga Berrios'(Plena Inclusión) article on how technology can help people with intellectual disabilities do daily tasks. Followed by an interview on cognitive web accessibility.

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Podcast

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